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ermine
(ɜːʳmɪn)
uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Ermine is expensive white fur that comes from small animals called stoats.
ermine in British English
(ˈɜːmɪn)
nounWord forms: plural -mines or -mine
1.
the stoat in northern regions, where it has a white winter coat with a black-tipped tail
2.
the fur of this animal
3.
one of the two principal furs used on heraldic shields, conventionally represented by a white field flecked with black ermine tails
Compare vair4.
the dignity or office of a judge, noble, or king
5. short for ermine moth
Word origin
C12: from Old French hermine, from Medieval Latin Armenius (mūs) Armenian (mouse)ermine in American English
(ˈɜrmɪn)
nounWord forms: plural ˈermines or ˈermine
1.
any of several northern weasels having brown fur in summer and white fur with a black-tipped tail in winter, as the stoat
2.
the soft, white fur of this animal, used for women's coats, trimming, etc.
3.
the position, rank, or functions of some European judges or peers, whose state robe is trimmed with ermine
4. Heraldry
a representation of a fur indicated by black spots on a white field
Word origin
ME & OFr ermin; OFr ermine, hermine, prob. < MHG hermin, erminelike < harme, ermine < OHG harmo, weasel (OE hearma): infl. by folk-etym. assoc. with L (mus) Armenius, Armenian (mouse)Image ofermine
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Examples of 'ermine' in a sentenceermine
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carnivore, heraldry- reithian
- reive
- reiver
- reiwa
- rejacket
- reject
- rejectable
- reject a complaint
- reject advice
- reject allegations
- rejectamenta
- reject an approach
- reject an argument
- reject a proposal
- reject a request
- reject criticism
- rejectee
- rejecter
- rejectible
- reject independence
- rejectingly
- rejection
- rejectionist
- rejection slip
- rejective